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California's State Parks.


California's State Parks

John McKinney John McKinney is the name of:
  • John McKinney, Winner of the 1946 Scripps National Spelling Bee
  • John McKinney (Connecticut), U.S. Senator from Connecticut
  • John McKinney (Michigan politician), Michigan Secretary of State and Treasurer
  • John F.
 

Wilderness Press Wilderness Press is a Berkeley, CA based publisher of outdoor guidebooks and maps founded by Thomas Winnett in 1967. Its first publication was Sierra North, considered the authoritative guidebook for hikers and backpackers in the Northern Sierra Nevada (U.S.).  

1200 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710-1306

0899973868 $15.95 1-800-443-7227 www.wildernesspress.com

Hiking hiking

Walking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering.
 expert John "The Trailmaster" McKinney presents California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide, a travler's guide packed cover to cover with everything a nature-loving vacationer could hope to know about day-hikes in California's state parklands. Divided by geographical region, the trails in California's state parks are illustrated with black-and-white maps and carefully described in terms of length, difficulty, directions, what to expect while hiking and more. An index allows for quick and easy lookup A data search performed within a predefined table of values (array, matrix, etc.) or within a data file.  of individual trails, and black-and-white photographs offer a visual introduction to natural splendors. California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide does not concern itself overmuch with information unrelated to day hike trails, where to find them and what to see on them, leaving such matters to other guides. A "must-have" for hiking enthusiasts visiting or residing in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). .
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Title Annotation:California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Author:Burroughs, John
Publication:Reviewer's Bookwatch
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Aug 1, 2005
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